Collar supporter



06L 6, 1931. HUTCHISQN 1,826,176

COLLAR SUPPORTER Filed Jan. 30, 1931 or Hug Patented Oct. 6, 1931- can-"12o STATES PATENT OFFICE DELBER'I T. HUTCHISON, OF BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE A.

' RIPLEY, 01? DALLAS, TEXAS COLLAR surroamnn Application filed January 30, 1931. Serial No. 512,321.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in collar supporters.

One object of the invention is to provide a supporter for the front of a collar whereby non-starched collars are held in position and are given the neat and pleasing appearance of a'fully starched collar.

A particular object of the invention is to provide a collar supporter of the character referred to, which will be entirely concealed when in use and which will not cause ridges or other unsightly protrusions on the outer surface of the collar.

An important object of the invention is to provide a supporter which will hold the adjacent front edges of the collar in shape and which will also hold the tips or points down and prevent curling or the upward tilting of these points.

A further object of the invention is to provide a collar supporter shaped to fit the body of the wearer port the front portions'of the fold as well as the front edges.

A construction designed to carry out the invention will be hereinafter described together with other features of the invention.

The invention will be more readily understood from a reading of the following specification and by reference to the accompanying drawings in which an example of the invention is shown, and wherein Figure 1 is a view of the upper portion of a shirt having an attached collar and showing supporters constructed in accordance with the invention attached to the collar,

Figure 2 is a detail showing the supporter in the collar,

Figure 3 is an elevation of the supporter,

Figure 4 is a plan view of the same,

Figure 5 is a detail showing another man ner of attaching the supporter to the collar, and

Figure 6 is a detail showing the supporter inserted adjacent the front edge of the collar.

In the drawings the numeral 10 designates a collar supporter which comprises an e10n-.

gated reduced shank 11 extending from one end of a wing 12, which I prefer to make and also one which will supmuch broader than the shank but do not wish to limit my invention to such structure. This supporter is preferably made in one piece and composed of some light weight flexible material, such as metal, celluloid, or

any other well known pyroxylin compositions which are in common use.

The shank 11 is designed to lie contiguous to the front edge A of the collar and is provided with a blunt rounded point 13, which preferably extends to the tip B of the collar. The wing 12 extends at such an angle from the shank as to lie snugly under and contiguous to the fold C at the top of the collar. This wing is given a longitudinal twist, as is best shown in Figure 4, so as to conform to the neck of the wearer, thereby lying snug against the collar band D. The wing has a blunt end 14, as is best shown in Figure 5.

As a collar is made of several plys, it is convenient to form a button-hole or slot A inthe underside of the collar contiguous to the edge A and slightly below the fold C so that the shank 11 may be readily inserted in" ginal stitches F, form a pocket for the shank 11. A second slot or button-hole D" is formed in the under ply of the collar opposite the neck band D and the wing 12 is inserted in this slot.

It will be observed that the shank 11 is given a slight twist or distortion at 16, extending inwardly from its inner or rear vertical edge. The effect is to bodily twist the entire shank from its point of intersection with the wing. Figures 3 and 5 show that the outer or front edge of the shank is not twisted and its alinement with the front edge of the wing is maintained. By reason of the twist the inner or rear edge of the shank conforms to the slant of the collar and does not distend the front ply or form a ridge.

' It is pointed out that when the supporter is in place in the collar, it will be entirely concealed from observation. Owing tothe thin pliable structure the supporter will not 5. The combination with the collar of a cause creases or protrusions of the outer layshirt, the collar having an eyelet on its under ers of the collar and thus will not detract side near but below its top and front edge from the neat appearance of the garment. and a second eyelet at an angle to the first The shank 11 extending along the edge A eyelet, of asupporter havinga shank adapted and to the tip B will support the edge and to be inserted in the first eyelet of the collar hold the tip down on the chest of the wearer, and lodged between the plies of said collar, thereby preventing curling or tilting upward a wing extending from the upper end of the f the lower point of the collar and giving shank and adapted to be inserted in the the appearance of a starched collar to a second eyelet of the collar and lodged be- 75 non-starched collar. The twisted wingcontween the plies thereof.

forming to the neck band will not only sup- In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HUTCHISON.

port the fold C, but will assist in holding the shank 11 in place.

In applying the supporter, the shank 11 is first inserted in the slot A and the wing 12 is then bowed outwardly so that its end let may be inserted in the slot D, the collar being swung upward for this purpose, as is shown in Figure 1.

Instead of the slots, loops G may be made on the underside of the collar, as is shown in Figure 5, for the purpose of attaching the supporter. In Figure 6, the eyelet A is disposed inwardly from the line of stitches E and the shank is inserted with its front edge contiguous to the said line of stitches. This arrangement does not disturb the front margin of the collar and is very satisfactory, particularly where the space between the stitches E and F is very narrow. Any suitable manner of attaching the supporter may be employed and-the outer corner at the intersection of the shank and the wing may be rounded as is shown at 15, so as not to catch on the garment or interfere with the neck tie.

Various changes in the size and shape of the different parts, as well as modifications and alterations, may be made within the scope of thea-ppended claims.

Having illustrated and described a pre-v ferred form of the invention, what I claim,

1 A flexible collar supporter including a 110 1011 narrow shank, and wing integral with and extending from the upper end of the shank at a wide angle thereto, the wing be ing twisted longitudinally. nr

2. A collar supporter including a sheet- ]ike body comprising a shank, and a wing extending from one end of the shank and twisted longitudinally to conform to the collar shape.

3. A collar supporter including a sheetlike bodycomprising an elongated shank, and awing extending at a. wide angle from one end of the shank, said wing being curved from end to end and also being twisted longitudinally to conform to the collar shape.

4. A collar supporter as set forth in claim 2' in which the intersecting positions of the shank and wing lie in substantially the same plane.

DELBERT T. 

